Turaida Castle

Turaida Castle
Vidzeme, Turaida, Latvia
Turaida Castle is located in Latvia
Turaida Castle
Turaida Castle
Coordinates57°10′56″N 24°51′01″E / 57.18222°N 24.85028°E / 57.18222; 24.85028
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionPartly restored
Site history
Built1214
Built byLivonian Brothers of the Sword
In useAbandoned in 1776
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Turaida Castle (Latvian: Turaidas pils, German: Treiden, Treyden; meaning Thor's garden in Livonian) is a recently reconstructed medieval castle in Turaida, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the opposite bank of the Gauja River from Sigulda.